WHOLE NUMBER 1563.
Skating. ‘
A boubding gallop is good
Over wild plains;
A wild free sail is good
’Mid gales and rains;
A dashing-dance is good
Broad halls along,
Clasping and whirling on
Through the gay throng.
But better than these,
When the great lakes freeze.
By the clear sharp light
Of a starry night;
O’er the ice spinning
With a long free sweep,
Cutting and ringing
Forward we keep! .
011 ’round and around,
With a sharp clear sound,
To fly like a fish in the sea !—
Ah, this is the sport for me!
-TIIEODORE Wixrnnor, St. Nz'olzolas for
January.
P. ragrapli Five.
11 mar ron THE PARLOR. *
A clear, cold day in December; a bright,
clear fire of crackling hickory; a pleasant
parlor lighted by the last rays of the setting
sun—are these not creature-comforts enough
and to spare? And yet as Mrs. Montague sat
in the parlor before the fire, she hardly seem-
ed contented, and she could hardly have told
you why. A widow, young—not thirty-—
rich, a partner in a great South American
firm, with nothing to do but to consult her
own wishes—41h! perhaps that was why she
was restless. Even a charming woman may
have too much ofiher own society.
And she did not know that the something
remarkable which it was the purpose of these
pages to record, was about to befall her.
There came a sudden and hurried ring at
the door of the apartment. A tidy maid
opened the door, and there burst into the
room a human tornado.
“The deuce take New York !” roared the
tornado; “New Yorkers are a pack of nin-
nies! fools! idiots!” and be seized a cheap
vase which the nervous maid brought him,
and smashed it upon the hearth furiously.
He then rushed from the room.
Mrs. Montague had taken but little notice
of this boisterous eruption. She knew her
uncle, Captain Culpepper Coldspring, and she
was accustomed to his violent ways;
“I shall never get used to the captain,
ma’am,” said the maid nervously. Her name
was Rose, and she looked it.
“ I suppose he has been quarrcling again,”
remarked ltcr mistress, calmly, “I hope he
has not kill d anybody. Pick up the frag-
ments of the vase, put them in the basket
with the others, and get a fresh safety-valve
ready for the captain.”
As the amid was obeying. the uncle entered
and cried: ‘ '
u Rose 1”
(t Sir ?n .
“ Take this money and give it to that
waiter of Delmonico’s outside 1"
“ .Yes, sir."
“G0 at .once l” he shouted, as the girl left'
the room—“Ah, she irritates me,” and he
laid hands on a handsome vase on the mental
His niece quietly interposed :
“ Excuse me, uncle, take one of the plain
vases if it is the same to you.”
“I have no preference,” said the captain,
“ besides, I am calm now!”
“ What has happened ?”
“ Very little,” and Captain Culpepper took
ups favorite masculine attitude before the
fire, with his feet apart and his hands iiihis'
pockets. “Very little. Only this: I was
puffing a partaga in Broadway and I met
Pacheco Gomez. You remember Gomez, eh ?
Not a bad fellow at all—for a greaser. They‘
hanged him three times in Paraguay during
Lopez’s day.”
“ Is he well ?”
“ Bad cold. ‘ loldspring,’ said he. ‘Go—
mez,’ said I ‘Yes,’ said he. ‘Come and dine,’
said I. And so we walked into Delmonico’s
and had a good dinner—except the fish—too
old; and the sherry—too young. I call for
the bill and wait ten—fifteen—twenty min-
utes—by the watch. At last the bill comes.”
“ Yes?" asked Mrs. Montague, gently.
“It was not for me, but for a gentleman
who dined near us. ~ I told him very politely
that I had asked for my bill before him, and
I forbade his paying before me, or 1 would
break a bottle on his head I”
“ Well?”
“ Well, he pays, and I present him with a
bottle of claret 0.". the head—Chateau Mar-
gaux, ’49."
“You killed him?” questioned Mrs. Mon-
tague, tranquilly.
“ Good claret never hurt anybody. He re-
turned my favor by 5: Due de Montebello,
extra see. A battle is waged in the cham-
pagne country. Row; shouts: everything
topsy-turvy; the waiters rush in; Gomez
and I seize two slaves and hurl them through
the window: general astonishment; more
row; police; smash! Dinner twenty-five
dollars; other luxuries, eighty dollars; total
one hundred and five dollars. Things are so
dear in New York. Ah! Juliet, you had
better come back to Brazil!”
“ Never again! I love New York too
much.”
“ Then acknowledge,” said her uncle, as he
took a seat by her on the sofa, “that I am a
pretty good specimen of an uncle, Your
old husband exploring the pampas is bitten
by a snake; in twelve minutes you are a wid-
ow; in twelve days you are consoled.”
“ Oh, uncle! Ch!”
“ My dear, we are alone. YOu curbed
your sorrow carefully, I can certify.”
“ I assure you- ~”
“You wept for your husband twelve days
-—you might-have finished the fortnight—you
didn’t; that’s your lookout. On the thir-
teenth day you cried: ‘I am free! dear
uncle, good uncle, kind uncle, I want to see
New York! And here we are!”
“You (1931': 300d. kind, old uncle!” and
Mrs. Montague gave him a kiss.
“ Exactly. For you I have abandoned my
adopted country, my dear Brazil! And to
think that you can give me back all this—all
that I have given up!"
“ How i”
“ Remarry 1 Try Cuttybsck !”
“ A common-place commission-merchant 1‘”
said Mrs. Montague, rising in indignation.
“Never!" besides, I don’t like Mr. Cutty-
back 1"
“He is rich-and yet young; only thirty.
two. The mean of. human life is thirty-
thrce. Cuttyback is only one year more. In
another year you are again a widow. That
doesn’t matter. You make a jolly little wid-
ow !”
“ Uncle, you are a wretch l” and Mrs. Mon-
tague blushed. _
“ If Cuttyback is not amenable to these
statistics, j just return to Brazil; inoculate
_hin with a taste for botany; he wanders
ow“he pampas; and then—pop! The hap-
PY am'lrnt that made you a widow has prob-
ably brought up a struggling family.”
“ Uncle, lsu are atrocious 1” And this
time 8118' meant it. She felt he was carrying
“181% too far; ‘3“! he only toasted his feet
and chuckled.
“ All ha! I must have my joke'. Poor
Cuttyback—Josiah Cuttybac‘rt Has he been
courting to-day ?”
“ No.” .
“ Perhaps he forgot it—he is so absent;
'This slight_sketchis taken from a comedy in
one act, copyrighted by the writer and suggested
in turn by a title play of Henry Murger’s. It is
presented here as a suitable tulle at the holiday
period for amateur actors. ’
minded. Perhaps he called While you were
out. —Rose! Rose!” .
“ Sir ?” said the girl, asshc opened in
door.
“ Has Mr. Cuttyback called to-day ?”
“ N o, sir."
“ He forgot it—absent-minded Cuttyback!”
said the captain, as he rose and took his hat.
“.Are you going out 1’” asked his niece.
“ For a minute only. Gomez andI are ge-
ing to have a mocha and fire-water together
at the Hoffman—Ah, by-the-by, Rose, have
they brought my coat 1’”
“ Not yet, sir.” ~
“ If the tailor comes, tell him to wait."
Sharply: “DO you hear ?” .
“ Yes, sir, of course.” And she jumped.
“ These servants are so stupid! In Brazil,
where they are black, you can sell them;
but she is white—you have not the right !"
“ That’s a very good thing!” said Rose, to
herself.
“ This girl—this Rose, now, is' insupport-
able! Now, if she were only black, she’d
bring a thousand dollars.” ,
“ A thousand dollars? Indeed, I should
think so 1” said Rose, aloud this time, and
very indignant.
“ Let’s see your teeth. Whewl Perhaps
twelve hundred, But she‘s white: you have
not the right,” And he put on his hat, and
went out. . .
“My uncle goes out very often,” sighed
Mrs. Montague. as Rose lighted the gas and
closed the shutters. The room seemed even
more pleasant by gaslight, and the widow
looked even prettier. 4 She played a few bars
on the piano, and closed it impatiently..
“ Rose, do you know what canal is ?" she
asked, abruptly.
“Yes, ma’am,” replied Rose. promptly;
“ its a French word.” And she put the
lighted lamp on the centre-table and left the
room. ‘
Mrs. Montague drew a chair to the table,
and took up a French novel. Before she had
read many pages the bell rang.
“ Rose, if that is Mr. Cuttyback, ask him.
in,” said Mrs. Montague; and, as the maid
left the room, she thought that even Cutty-
back was some relief to her monotony. She
could make him miserable at any rate, and,
even if he did not like it, she would be
amused; then Rose returned with a smile on
her lip and a card in her hand.
“ It’s not Mr. Cuttyback, ma’am.”
“So I see. ‘Mr. Frank Wylde.’ I do not
know him; but perhaps he is some friend of
my uncle's. Ask him in.” >
And a few seconds later a tall, handsome
man, of evident good-breeding and education,
entered. He had a light overcoat over his
arm and a note-book in his hand. He bowed
to the widow. .
“I have the honor of addressing”——-with a
glance at the note-book—“Mrs. Montague ?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“ Haight House, second floor, No. 2.”
“‘ Yes, sir,” answered Mrs. Montague,
thinking it all rather odd. .
“ Then, madam,” said Mr; Wylde, gravely,
“ I have the honor to ofier you my hand and
heart,” ' _
“ Sir 1” said Mrs. Montague, in intense sur-
prise. _
“ It is abrupt, I’m aware. You do not
know me, andI do not know you. If we
knew each other it would no longer be so
queer.” . 4
“A lunatic, an escaped madman, in my
room I" said Mrs. Montague to herself, but
without excitement. It took a good deal to
excite her.
“You see, madam,” said Mr. Wylde, try-
ing to start a conversation. “
“ Leave me instantly, sir !”
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Mrs. Montague touched the bell on the
table, and when Rose entered she said firmly:
“Show Mr.—show this gentleman to the
door.”
“ Yes, ma’am.”
“ The deucel” said Mr. Wylde, hastily, as
he left the room, bowing profusely.
As the door closed, Mrs. Montague’s me
laugh rang out. -
“ Ah, ah! there‘s a way of proposing! I
have the honor of Offering you my hand and
heart.’ Ha, hat—Rose, I ought to have let
this eccentric being remain; he might have
amused me! ' _ '
“ Perhap- he might, ma’am,” said Rose, as
she left the room. 1
“He asks nothing better, madam," said
Mr. Wylde, as he returned through the half
. opened door, and stood before her.
" But, sir, to .whom have I the honor of
speaking ?”
“ Certainly, madam, you are entitled to
know that. I an. Frank .Wyl'lc.” And he
drew a chair up to the table and sat down.
“ Frank Wylde by name and nature—my
friends say I’m frank, and my most intimate
enemies say I’m wild. My age—a certain
age! I have arrived at years of indiscretion.
My weight, one hundred and thirty-three in
the shade. My fortune, twenty thousand a
year. My profession”-——and he said this sadly
-—“unfortunate l”
“ You have a lucrative practice ?”
“ I’m a gentleman of elegant leisure. My
father unfortunately left me a fortune, and I
have nothing to do except to spend money
and time, and 1 find it very hard work, in-
deed. Do you know I think a man who has
nothing to do is a nuisance to his friends and
himself ? At least I find it so.”
“ So do I,” said Mrs. Montague, Quietly.
“ I am glad you agree with me. ’Yes, mad-
am, my life is: very monotonous. I get up;
I breakfast; I read the papers—nothing new,
of course; I drive; I dine; I go to the club
or the theatre; perhaps I have supper; I go
to bed; I sleep; and the next day—the next
day I begin again.” ‘ .
“ I sympathize with you."
“ Thank you, madam. You see, having
nothing to do, I naturally want to do some-
thing. Riding as I do daily in the Fifth A ve-
nue "omnibus of monotony, I need novelty.
Please pay attention, madam; I can only
give you a few minutes more. Listen! I
was at a reception yesterday; I left early,
and took the wrong overcoat by mistake, and
in the pocket I found the novelty.”
“ Indeed ?”
“ Yes, madam. I found the long-sought
novelty bound in Russian leather. ’Tis here,”
and beheld faith the note-book.
“ Cutty-bac ,” read Mrs. Montague, in gold
1etters on the cover.
.. Josiah Cuttyback,a commission merchant.
An absent.minded gentleman, too, for he has
written over night all his intentions for the
next day.” .,.
“ Ah! all!” laughed Mrs. Montague.
see."
“ Madam, you are perspicacious 1 My life
bored me. I said: ‘Suppose I try Cuttyback’s
life? I have nothing to do. Suppose I do
what Cuttyback has to do?’ Here is the pro-
gramme of his day’s work. I have sworn to
follow it faithfully.” ~
“ I confess my curiosity."
Mr. Wylde-opened the note-booinand read:
“ ‘ First, buy forty bags Java coffee and sev-
enty-five barrels sugar.’ It is done. You
may well say it is too much for a bachelor,
but my morning coffee is assured for the rest
of my life. It is done. I erase. ‘Second,
at 7:30 p. in. offer Mrs. Juliet Montague,
Height House, second floor, No. 2, my hand
and heart.’ I beg you to remember that at
exactly thirty minutes past seven I suspended
myself on your door-bell. ‘Third, don't
stand any nonsense from the uncle, old ".5111-
pepper. If necessary, be disrespectful.’ This
paragraph is illustrated.”
“ Illustrated 1’ How ?” ~
“ An horizontal leg is directed toward a
gentleman looking the other way. A danger-
ous paragraph. Not fulfilled yet. I do not
erase.”
“I
l
“ What sir? Would you dare ?”
“Madame, I have sworn a solemn oath.
Lastly; 'Fourth, 'at eight o'clock take a Turk-
ish bath. Remember and have Mustapha
rub me down.’- Gracious Heavens! Is your
clock right ?" '
“ Yes, sir.”
“Eight o’clock! EXcoriated at the idea of
leaving you, madam ; but duty calls. . I will
of course, return.”
" That will be unnecessary, sir.
a wager, you have won it."
“ It is not a wager, madam. It is an- oath.
I swore—I obey; but I return. Mustapha
must _ not be kept. waiting. The purification
completed, I return.” And Mr. Wylde again
bowed himself out. .
“ He’s a lunatic, ” said the widow. left
alone, “And here my uncle leaves me ex~
posed to—Ahl ab 1" and she laughed merri-
ly again. “Decidedly, he is eccentric. I
hope he will not return,and yet—” ‘ ,
What more she would have said was lost
in silence; and, aftera moment of medita-
tion, Mrs. Montague was about to return to
her novel, when she was again aroused by
the door-bell. -
“ There’s Mr. Cuttyback,” said Rose, as
she went to answer it. “Shall Iask him in?"
“N—no. Say Mrs. Montague is not very
well and desires to be excused.” And, lay-
ing down her novel with a yawn she left the
parlor.
If this is
When Rose opened the door, Mr. Frank.
Wylde walked in.
“ I am furious ! Mustapha has gone to Ka-
lybia, to Ujiji, to look for Stanley, and will
not be back for a year. It is really too bad!”
Looking around, he perceived that Mrs Mon-
tague was not present. “Why, where is she?
Well, I like that. She knew I was coming
back, and yet she does not remain. Some
people really have no idea of sacoz're fat-re or
savoir micro.”
“ Mr. Frank !” said Rose.
“ My name.”
“ Don’t you recognize me? I am Rose. I
used to be lady’s maid to Miss Montmorency,
the leading lady at the Manhattan Theatre,
who married the tenor.”
“ I—l remember you now, Rose,” said Mr.
Wylde; “ but you will understand that I
scarcely wish to discuss Miss Montmorency,
now, when I offer Mrs. Montague my hand
and heart.”
“ You’re going to malry her ?”
“ Marry her ?” asked Mr. Wylde, in sur-
prise. Then he looked in. the note-book.
“ No, I think not, no; I only offer her my
hand and heart. That’s all.” ‘ ‘
“ Why not marry her? She’s a widow.”
“ 0h! ho! ,it’s a secoud edition, then—
Who’s that ?" asked be, taking up a minia-
ture from the table.
“That's her portrait.” _ ,
“ P'er Bacco! She’s pretty; very pretty,
quite pretty. ,I had not noticed her.” and
Mr. Wylde put the portrait in his pocket.
“ Mr.Frank,” said Rose, “you mustn’t take
it.”
“ Why not? I’ll send back the frame."
“ Oh, no 1 Mr. Frank, give it back at once.”
“ Rose, who’s this ?” queried Mr. Wylde,
taking, up a photograph.
“ That’s her too.” . ',
“ Indeed! Her cam dc white by Kurtz.
You don’t say! Why,she’s an angel ! an houri!
I’ll keep this too. ”
“ Please give it back.”
“ I’ll return the frame."
“But, Mr. Frank—” .
“Don’t bother; it isn’t yours,” said Mr-
Wylde.
“That’s true,” remarked Rose.
lookout, not mine. ”
“It’s her
The done,wwtumwn_.onen..andhcoymnw
Culpepper Coldspring rushed in, more like a
tornado than ever.
“The deuce take New York! New-York-
ers are nothing but a pack of fools, ninnies,
idiots!” »
“Here you are, sir," said Rose, bringing
him a vase, which he smashed, as he had
I smashed one before; and then be rushed out
of the parlor into his own room.
“ Who is this typhoon?” asked Mr. Wylde.
“It’s old Culpepper, her uncle," said Rose,
gathering up the fragments of the vase and
taking them away. '
“ Old Culpepper,her uncle—the illustrated
Paragraph? Per Bacco ! it won’t be so easy,”
ejaculated Wylde, as the uncle in question re-
turned.
“Here, Rose !” said the captain, “take this
fifty dollar bill! I say—is there nobody
here?" and he threw his cigar stump on
Wylde’s feet. ‘
“ Look out there 1” said that gentleman.
“ You‘re a nuisance l—Stay! Can you un-
derstand a simple story ?”‘
“ I think so."
“ I was in the cafe of Delmonieo’s. Some
fellows were talking about shooting, and
their skill. It annoyed me.”
‘4 Why ?71
“ Don’t be inquisitive! I say, it annoyed
me. I drew this revolver from my pocket—”
“ I say, there i” said Mr. Wylde, uneasily,
as the sea captain flourished a large navy re-
volver. “It isn‘t loaded ?”
“ Oh, yes; one barrel l”
“That’s enough-l"
“ When the waiter brought me a light for
my cigar—bang ! I snuff at twenty paces.”
“ Ah, ha! And you killed a mirror ?”
“ Dead! Fifty dollars! How dear things
are in New York l—Rose! Rose !-‘That girl
will never come 1” putting his revolver on the
piano, he gave the hell a pull, and it broke.
“ 0h, these servants!”
“Horrible ! aren’t they?” said Mr. Wylde,
in a sympathetic voice.
" Rose! Rose!” shouted the captain.
“ You are rather lively,” remaked Wylde.
“No; I am calm. I only get wrathy for
sanitary reasons. If I was calm for more
than a quarter of an hour I should fear a
stroke of apoplexy.” Adding with great
anxiety, “am I red ?” ~7—
u very in
“ That girl will be the death of me 1—
Rose 1”
“From a cursory examination,” said Wylde
to himself, “ I should say his character was a
cheerful compound of cayenne and curry!
Still, I’ll help the old boy.” So he took the
captain’s revolver and fired it up the chimney,
whereupon Rose entered at once with the
question-—
“ You rang, sir ?”
“ Ah! ah! That’s an idea,” said the cap-
tain; “thank you.”
“ Don’t mention it.” And they shook hands.
“ Rose, give this money to that waiter.”
“ Yes, sir.” And she left the room to do so;
“Ah, that’s better," said Captain Culpep-
per. “ Now I have a quarter of an hour to
be amiable.”
“Ah, ab 1” tbcught Wylde; “ he is ami-
able, and the pistol is not loaded. Now is
the time for Paragraph Four.” But he looked
up and saw the captain slipping five fresh
cartridges into his revolver, and he could not
refrain from asking rather nervously, “I say,
there, what are you doing ?"
“ I always keep it loaded for contingen-
ciesl"
“ It Won’t be so very easy,after all,” thought
Wylde. I prefer not to be a contingency.”
Just then Mrs. Montague came back.
“ Good evening, uncle,” said she: then,
when she came in sight of Mr. Wylde, she
laughed, and after a second she said quite
seriously: “You here still, sir?”
“ Yes, madam, I—”
“ Indeed, sir, this persistence is peculiar!
What do you want? I do not know you."
“ You do not know him ?" burstin-Captain
ColdSpring. “I don’t either. Ah! ah! Here
I've been talking to him for half an hour.”
“ He is a gentleman who offers me his hand
and heart.”
“Indeed ? But he is laughing at us.”
“ I assure you—" began Wylde.
“ Rose,” said Mrs. Montague, coldly, “Mr.
Wylde’s hat !”
“Certainly, madame, but under these alter-
ed circumstances I have no longer the right
to keep anything that belongs to you—here
is your portrait.” ,
“ Your portrait ?” asked the captain, in
tonishment.
“But, sir—” queried Mrs. Montague.
" I had taken it.”
it Why?”
“ To keep it. Here is your photograph,
too. Please excuse me. I have executed
every paragraph—except one—and that Was
only owing to unforseen circumstances be-
yond my control. I have done my best, at
least, Here is Mr. Cuttybaek‘s note-book."
Mrs. Montague took the note-book, and Cap-
tain Culpeper ejaculated in surprise:
“Cuttyback? I don’t understand !” w
“ That’s unnecessary,” said Wylde, turning
to Mrs. Montague.—“Good-by, Madam; I
hope your future but absent-minded husband
will not forget to make you happy.” _
“ He will not fail to do so," said she, “if he
carries out Paragaph Five."
“ Excuse me,” said Mr. Wylde, hastily;
“there is no Paragraph Five l”
“ There is—ovcr the page. It is indispen-
sable!” ' .
“What is it, madam?” asked Wylde, anx-
iously.
“ You should have turned the leaf,” said
Mrs. Montague, calmly. And then she put
the note-book in her pocket, ignorant that
Rose had taken the liberty of reading over
her shoulder.
“ Paragraph Five ? What can it be ?” quer-
ied Wylde.
“ Are you going ?” asked the tornado in
his most tumultuous manner.
“ Ah! your quarter of an hour is' up ?
V Well, I also am excited. Paragraph Five
shall be executed! I shall find it sooner or
later. In an era when telegraphs and tele-
phones have been invented, I at least can dis-
cover a paltry Paragraph Five. I must find
iii—Rose, show me out.” And Rose showed
him out.
“ Thousand thunders !” said the captain,
furiously. Then he added calmly: “I like
that fellow. What is it all about ?"
‘ “Merely this: that follow found Mr; Cut-
tyback’s note-book, in which he had written
his work for the day.”
“ Well?”
“ And that fellow swore to carry out Mr.
Cnttyback’s programme.”
“Indeed? Let us be on our guard,” said
the captain, as Rose returned-;'“perhaps he
is a sneak-thief l’.’
“ Oh, dear, no!” said Rose, hastily. “He
is rich and generous !” . '
“ Be still 1” said Mrs. Montague.
“ How do you know ?" asked Captain Cold-
Spring. ,
“I was once with the lady he courted—
Miss Montmorency."
‘f He is allied to the aristocracy of Eng-
land,” said the captain. “Montmorency is a
very aristocratic name.” Then he looked at
his watch. “Eleven! I did not think it so.
late! Good-night.”
“I do not need you, Rose,” said Mrs. Mon-
tague.——“Good-night, uncle.”
“ Goodnight, my dear. What a day!”
“ And what a night!”
“Oh, yes; the note-book.” And the cap-
tain‘laughed. “Poor Cuttyback!” and went
into his own room. In a moment the parlor
was deserted; Rose only remained to put out
the gas. The room was left empty and in
darkness.
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The clock struck the half-hour, and, not
long after, Mr. Frank W yldc cautiously open-
ed the door, entered the parlor, struck a
match, lighted the gas, and put a small box
on the table. It contained Paragraph Five.
Rose had told him what the paragraph was
as she let him out. And he had returned to
fulfill his oath and to carry out all the pro-
visions of Mr. Cuttyback’s day.
“ Cuttyback,” said Wylde, to himself, “J c-
siah Cuttyback has excellent taste. The wid-
ow is a very pretty woman. And I am glad
I have an excuse for returning to see her
again. It is perhaps late to present one’s self
in a respectable house, especially where one
has not been invited. But an oath is a sol-
emn thing."
Just then Mrs. Montague returned to the
parlor; not feeling sleepy, she had come back
for her novel. When she saw the lights and
Mr. Wylde, she was angry:
“ You, sir? Again?”
“ Again—and always 1”
“ Leave the rOom, sir i"
“ That is impossible, madame, until I have
fulfilled my self-imposed mission.”
“ You will force me to call for aid,” said
she, pointing to the door of her uncle’s room.
“ If you open that cage, madam, you will
read in the papers to-morrow: ‘Yesterday
evening a horrible and heart-rending catastro-
phy oceurredin one of our new apartment
houses. A young man. moving in our best
society, was devoured by a bloodthirsty wild
beast from Brazil, in the parlors of Mrs
Montague: It is supposed that the wounds
are fatal 1’ Let in the lions. and, like the old
gladiators, I shall die saluting thee l”
“I like eccentricity and originalty,” said
the widow, smiling in spite of herself.
“ Yours might please me, but not at an hour
like this-1’
“ I understand and appreciate your scru-
ples, madam,” said' he, and, taking a large
screen, he opened it and placed a chair on
each side of it. “This divides the room.
You remain at home—and I remain at home.
We are neighbors, each in his own house. I
only ask for five minutes to explain the cause
of my return.” .
“Five minutes? Well—will you go after
that ?”
“ I will.”
“ Well, then, it is now five minutes to
twelve; at midnight you withdraw,” and she
took her seat.
“ In five minutes I will have fulfilled Para-
graph Five.” .
“ You know it, then ?”
“ Yes, Madam,” and he handed her the
box. “Here it is!” Then he sat down.
“ A box ?”
“Paragraph Five: Burn my love-letters
before Mrs. Montague.”
Mrs. Montague took the note-book from
her pocket and glanced at it.
“ How did you discover ?”
“ A clairvoyant told me on the staircase.
Now to business. Read this,” and he took a
letter from the box and gave it to her.
“ I scarcely think that I ought to—”
“ It would be neighborly,” insisted Mr.
Wylde, “audit is very instructive.”
Mrs. Montague cast a‘hesitating glance at
the letter.
“ It begins with a burst of passion—”
“Is there a ‘P. S.,' ” he asked.
“ Yes,” and she laughed. “It says she is
to be married to another."
“ There is always a ‘P. S.,’ and generally
they do marry another. Number two l” said
Wylde, producing a second letter. ‘
And Mrs. Montague read:
“‘ I accept your invitation to supper; one
P and two R's.’ ” ’
“ She has since married a scene-shifter, re-
? juicing in the euphonious name of Stubbs
Smith. Number three!”
“ Number three'is older, I should think. ”
‘5 Yes; she was a widow—a grassnwidow
in weeds, and wanted me to go without mine
-I couldn’t do without smoking, so I gave
her up. Is there a ‘P. S. ?’ ”
u TWO I” _ ‘
“ Of course. The second is merely to keep
the first company. And it was not agood
‘
year for postscripts either.” He rose and
walked to the fireplace, and held the bundle
of letters in the flames.
“ I have lighted the auto-da-fc. Now Par-
ri'gr/aph Five is executed. Mr. J osiah Cutty.
ck’s day’s work is done. My love-letters
have gone to blazes! Good-evening, madam.”
And Mr. Wylde was about 'to bow himself~
out when the captain’s voice was heard:
“ Thousand thunders! Where are my slip-
pers ?” and this was followed by the report
of a revolver.
“It is only your uncle calling his slippers,”
said Wylde, calmly. '
“Fly 1” said Mrs. Montague.
“ Fly? Never!”
“ He will kill you 1” urged she.
“ You think so ? All right. Now I am
fixed 1” '
“Here he comes!” cried Mrs. Montague,
greatly excited. “If he should find you
here! Now, for heaven’s sake, fly, sir!”
Wylde did not stir. “For my sake, Mr.
Wylde, hide yourself 1”
“Ah, an idea!”_said Wylde,sudden1y, and
he only had time to fold the screen around
him as the captain entered.
“How is this-you are up?” queried the
uncle. ' ,
Mrs. Montague was confused.
-“Yes—I—I—couldn’t sleep—and—and I
had troubled dreams—1+1 am not at all
sleepy ! ” f 3
“Nor am I! Let’s have a cup of tea 1"
“ A cup of tea l—at this hour of the night ?”
“ Yes—Rose !” '
“ Sir 1” said Rose, answering his call.
“ Make us some tea 1”
“ Tea?” queried Rose.
“Yes, tea 1” shouted the captain. Rose
left the room and the captain approached the
screen, knocked and said:
“ I say, sir, will you have a cup of tea ?”
“ I'd prefer chocolate,” said Wylde, pok-
ing his head over the screen. Then they
both laughed. . p
“ Young man, I like you,” said the captain.
“ Indeed! Why didn‘t you say so before ?"
asked Wylde, coming out of the screen. “Ah
—heml Sir, as the guardian of your niece,
to whom I have already offered my hand and
heart, I ask your permission to pay my ad—”
“I understand—but my niece’s year of
mourning won’t be over for twenty-two days
yet.”
“ We can mourn eleven each,” suggested
Wylde.
“ Ah, ha! I really like this boy i" laughed
the captain, and then the bell rang again.
" A visit—and at this hour l” wondered
Mrs. Montague. ;
Rose went to the door, andisaid:
“ It is Mr. Cuttyback, ma’a‘m.”
“Probably he had forgotten what time it
was,” hinted Wylde.
“ I don’t want to see him,” said Mrs. Mon-
tague.
“ His arrival is opportune,” said Wylde.—
“ Here, Rose, give him backhis overcoat.”
“ And his note-book,” added Mrs. Mont-
ague.
“ Permit me,” said Wylde, as he took it
and wrote rapidly: “Paragraph Six: Don’t
bother Mrs. Montague again."—-“Here, Rose}
take it to him.”
While Rose was taking the coat and the
note-book to the waiting visitor at the door,
Mr. Wylde turned to Captaig Coldspriug and
said : .. .
“There is one pargraph there which refers
to you .” '
“ Is there i” queried the captain; what is
it ?"
“ You may learn some day: I cfinnot tell
you now. Besides, here is" Rose with the
tea‘”. 7 > ' . I _
The Poultry Show.
PREMIUMS.
The following is the full list of premiums
awarded to exhibitors from 'Norwalk, at the
late Poultry Show at Bridgeport :-
For best pair white crested black Poland
fowls, one solid silver sugar spoon in case,
presented by Dudley P. Ely, South Norwalk,
value $8; awarded to donor.
For best pair brown red game, one lantern,
presented by Bridgeport Brass 00, value 1 00,
awarded to Alex Graham, N orwalk.
For best pair white Georgian game chicks,
one set silver mustard and salt spoons in case,
presented by Mr. \V. M. Saunders, Norwalk
value $6; awarded to donor.
White Crested Black Fowls, D. P. Ely,
1st premium. '
Black Hamburg Chicks, 3d premium, Chas,
S. Carpenter.
White Georgian Fowls, 1st, 2d and 3d
premiums, Wm. M. Saunders.
Spangled Fowls, 1st premium, Alexandria
Graham. Also, let premium for Chicks.
Mr Chas. E. St. John, of Norwalk, present-
ed two cash prizes of $5.00 each; James
Lycett presented a set of poultry fountains
valued at $3.75 and Lloyd B. Phillips pat-
ent drinking fountains valued at $2.50.
Dr. Charles Hawley has entered upon the
twenty-first year of his pastorate in the First
Presbyterian Church, Auburn, N. Y. In that
time a church building, costing $140,000, has
been built and paid for. Eight hundred and
tWenty persons have been gathered into one
church. _
This is the church of Which the late Dr.
Edwin Hall and his family were members;
and Dr. Hawley is the grandson of the ven-
erable Rev. John Noyes, formerly of Nor-
field, now Weston.
Mnssns. H. O. Houemox db COMPANY, of
Boston, publishers of the Atlantic Monthly,
have just issued a fine, life-size portrait of
John Greenleaf Whittier, the beloved and
honored Quaker poet whose name is a house-
hold word to ten thousands of homes, and
wherever the English language is spoken.
The fact that Mr. Whittier completes his 70th
year this month, makes the publication of
his portrait at this time peculiarly appropri-
ate. The price to all purchasers of the At-
lantic Monthly is but One Dollar, and the
picture,which is of unusual excellence and
finish, is the work Mr. J. E. Baker, one of
the best crayon artists in the country.
The total of the grand list of the town of
Bridgeport for 1877 is $12,134,048, distribut-
ed the following heads: Dwellings, $5,516,-
840; stores, $1,201,025; laud, $1,128,040; ,
manufactures, $1,361,850; horses, $43,490,;
cattle, $11,805; carriages, $48,510; time
pieces, $26,405; pianos, $28,220; furniture
and libraries, $63,275; bank stock, $468,021;
state and other stocks, $50,365; city bonds,
$5,600; railroad and other bonds, $60,935;
amount employed in trade and merchandiz-
ing. $51560; amount invested in mechanical,
and manufacturing operations, $1,175,750;
amount invested in vessels and commerce,
$63,150; money at interest and on deposit,
$80,424; all other taxable property, $100,-
843; additional ten per cent. where lists were
not returned, $168,350. ,
__—————-.—10
The hearing before Judge Hovey in the con-
tested shrievalty election case for New Lon-
don county was continued Saturday. From
the testimony concerning the election in Old
Lyme it appeared that the polls were opened
there, to use the words of the moderator,
General Perkins, “towards ten o‘clock."
Several testified that they went to the polls
in the morning to vote and found them not
open. It was also testified that when the
polls were open they were opened with
prayer. They got some boxes at the grocery
store and the apertures in the tops were made
with jack-knives.
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Reports are beginning to come in now of
the way silver works. Large numbers out
west, where the silver fever is raging among
the ignorant, are buying silver in large quan-
ities at from 95 to 97 cents on the dollar in
greenbacks. Then they pay their help in
“coin” and make a neat turn by it, while the
silver is just what the help are demanding.
The stores are loading up with the stuff and
can’t‘get rid of it except at a loss. Shortly
the traders will have to refuse silver or charge
up the discount by increasing the price of
goods. Then there will be a little more in
the question.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,DECEMBER 25, 1877.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
- Teacher of
Piano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Com pooltlon.
Box 379 P. 0.. NORWALK, CONN.
John E. Bodweu
EXPRESS MESSENGER
AND
PURCHASING AGENT.
H. M. d: 0. 8. PRO WITT’S, Norwalk.
H. E. BODWELL’S, So. Norwalk. 48"
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
[loom No. 4, [up ”31",]
GAZETTE BUILDING.
EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D.,
(Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women,
Cor. MAIN dc MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NOBWALK, CONN.
Ofilcc Hours,until9 a. m., andiromS p.m. At-
tention to all classes of diseasesmcidcnt to a. on.
era! practice of medicine and surgery. am-
iliessupplied with Hommopathic remedies.
References by permission :—S.Lilenthal, M. D.,
Prof. of Theoryauti Practice, N. Y . cit ; Clemence
Lozier, M. D. Dean of Colle c, N. .: Alfred K.
Hills,M. D.,Prof.Materia Me ica. 3m23
Ofiiccs— {
CHARLES W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
wonwamx, CONN.
Ofilce corner of Main and Wall Streets. N itrous-
Oxide Gas administered .
c. B. coom'nen,
DENTIST.
Successor to
' ' Dr. Asa. I-Illl,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Oince over
0. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods store.
3' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. .
DENTISTRY
A 1' HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash—No Credit 3
All work excutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN.
'T. E. SWIFT,'D. D. S.
S a w. MITCHELL,
C
At the ever popular
UNION MARKE']
has always the best of
Beer, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
attairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the Bridge. 18
“AISLES s. hocxwoon,
fashionable Draper and Tailorl
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Main Street, Nor-walk, Conn.
”WARD P. WEED,
I) R U G- G- I S '1."
Wall Street,opposile Norwallc Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND . MEDICINES,
Pcrfumer , Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, oilet and Medicatedfioaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extraess, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Statipnery, Cigars, &c.,
and is constant! adding to his stock all the new
and popular met icines ofthe day.
ORWALK INSURANCE 00.,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Charter Capital - - $500,000
Paid up Capital - - - 100,000
'WM.C.Sunnnr, Pres., CEO 1:. Cowr.ns,Sec’y.
TNA INSURANCE Co. OfHAR'l‘FORD.
. Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
lnsuresagainstloss and damage by Fire.on terms
adopted to the hazard andconsistent with the laws
of compensation. COWLES .2 MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
C. W. LOCKWOOD’S SONS
Have taken the Store, No 4 Skiddy’s Block. Main
Street, where they will open a first—class
Fish, .
Fruit, -
Vegetable
and Poultry Market.
They intend to keep it well stocked with
Fresh. Salt, Smoked (h Canned Fish
of all the choice varities, and Fruits and Vegeta-
bles of all kiuds,_in their season. The furnishing
of POULTRY, either alive or dressed, a specialty:
Also EGGS.
Norwalk, Conu., February 20th, 1377.
Family Groceries
CHEAP FOR CASH!
The undersigned havmg urchased the stock of
goods former] owned by t e Soverigns of Indus-
try, and fitte up the store with an entirely new
stock of Goods, is now offering to the public as
good an assortment of
CHOICE FAMILY GROBERIES,
Provisions, Flour. Teas, Sugar, S ices, he“ at the
very lowest market prices for one . Goods deliv-
ered anywhere about town tree ofcbargc. Call
and try us, it will be for your advantage.
GEORGE CARTER,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street, opposite Railroad
Crossing. 11
GEORGE H. RAYMOND,
Furnishing Undertaker,
N0. 53 NIAIN 5TBEE’I‘, (Up Stairs.)
WM. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
FINE AND ( .‘OillllION
HARN'ESS,
‘ And Dealer in
Horse 85 Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPAIRING.
Thankful‘for the liberal patronage of the past,
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued share of
the busmcss favors of his friends and the public.
‘VM. B. S WAN.
Shop in roar of Residence, Main Street. Norwalk
can obtain TYPE
MACHINISTS METAL at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
REAL ESTATE. 7
To Let.
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank.
formerly occupied by Price & Bates. suitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on High St.
tf E. B. PRICE.
VVVVWW
For Sale.
BRICK HOUSE, 12 rooms, with all modern
improvements, Roe and clear, on West 33d
Street, New York. In part Knyment I will accept
or well located propert in orwalk. For partic-
ulars enquire of J. L. l ARLEM. 48
To Rent.
THE whole or part of a House on Mum Street,
right in the Village, suitable for 1 or‘}. families?
7 rooms. Possession immediately. Apply at this
office.
To Rent.
THREE rooms in Cottage opposite residence of
Charles Sherry, Eeq.,h1aiu Street; 38 per
month. Possession immediately.
For Sale or Exchange.
THE Large, Elegant and Pleasantly Located
Dwelling of the subscriber, on East Avenue;
House has 15 rooms, with all modern: improve-
ments ; about two acres ground attached. Will
be sold _ut reasonable price or exchanged for N cw
York City property. Ap 1ys to or address
2 GEO. .W. ORA , ox 452, Norwalk, Ct.
Also one of the handsomcst Building Sites on
East Avenue, cosisting of four acres, being the
north portion of the old Van Zundt Homestead;
lies a fine Orchard of choice Fruit and fine Shade
recs.
For Sale Cheap,
Or Exchange for other property,
One oi‘the nearest, and cosiest little Cottages in
the Borough. Will sell to _a good tenant for little
(1:51 (Ill)? money down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
For Sale.
._—~.- A House and Lot. in a healthy location on
% Fair Street, above Catharine. The House is
‘ nearly new, well built, conveniently arrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and leasant
home for afamily of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There isa well of excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance to securea
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3t:
Desirable Property for sale.
A Ver vdesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of '
S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
fll or to D. W.FITCH, West Avenue.
FOR SALE .
I W0 verydesirableBuildingLotson WestMain
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
FAIRFIELD
FIRE
INSURANCE 00MPANY,
South Norwalk T'onn.
[lash Capital, $200,000.00
Antiwar. l, 1876, $336,112.78
W .s. HANFORD,PresIdenI,
a-
H.R.TUBNEB, See9y and Trees.
0. N. NICHOLS.
ALI. kinds of Ladies and Gents’ B0018 AID
SHOES made to order. REPAIRING neatly
done, and according to promise.
ROOM NO. 5,
Gazette Building.
L!!! 1‘ la! .
Lumber,
Timber,
‘ Shingles,
Lath,&q.
DDWN T0 HlflPlN PRICES.
SHINGLES,
sorn
Planed, Sawed and Rived,
Superior to any ofercd in this Market.
Olllce and Yard Opp. the Store of William C
Street & 00.,
Water Street, Norwalk.
Horace L. Hubbcll.
COWLES & MERRILL,
Agents atNorwalk, Conn., issue Policies for th
following insurance Ccm aanies
(Etna, OfiIartford,Ct., $4,047,37807
Hartford, ‘ 1,537,51000
Phoenix, .. 1,051,13934
People’s, of Middle 'zown ,Ot., 218,874 86
Home ol‘New York, 2,723,206 52
thnix,Brooklyn, N. Y., 1,545,557 10
Continental of N cw York. 1,427,496 21
international, 829,476 00
Westchestermt New Rochelle, N.Y., 453,930 32
Springfield, of Springfield, Mass., 579,780 00
People’s, Worcester, Mass.. 600,000 00
Franklin,Phila., Pa., 3,268,81539
)ommerce, Albany, N.Y., 264.424 00
‘Iarragansett. of Brovxdence ,R. 1., 754.947 00
\udes, Cincinnati, 0., 1,250,000 00
Home, of Columbus, 0.. “
\lemania,Clevcland, 0.,
Liverpool, and London,and Globesepa-
rate fire assets, 5,055,105 00
North British and Mercantile, do do 2,104,508 00
Queen of Liverpool Sr. London, do do 1,355,s60 an
imperial, of London , - do do 5,313,665 00
And otherCompanics ,Stock andMutual,ln Con-
necticut and New York .
GEORGE n. cowmrs, HOMER MERRILL.
n AGENTS WANTED FOR-THE
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A! Reduced Raissfbst—Glass Co’s
Call on B. J. S‘l‘ URGES,
No. 4 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn.
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
HARD WARE,
Outlerv
AND
Agricultural Implements.
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, PAINTS
OILS, GLASS, sasn, nmxns,
AND DOORS.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &c
Pianos for Sale.
One New Weber and One New
Cliickering Pianos,
ARES in exchange for othcrproperty,willbe
sold at a. great sacrifice. For particulars
address immediately or en uire oi“ '
11 GEO. R. CHOL VELL, High Street.
Bentaur
Liniments.
___.___—
Tliey relieve pain.
They subdue swellings.
They cure burns, without a scar.
The White Centaur Linimentis new the stan -
ard remedy for Rheumatism, Ncuralgia, Sciatica.
LumbagobFrcst Bites, Caked Breasts, Itch, Cutar
ncous eruptions. etc. These Liniments hav
stood the test of time. They have performed
more wonderful cures of obstinate bed-ridden
cripples, and have alleviated more pains in a
shorter space of time, than have all other Lini
ments, Embrocations, Extracts, Ointments. and
Salvcs in existence. Their sale is increasing rap-
idly and regularly. Their best endorsers are phy-
sicians, surgeons and veternarics. There is liter-
ally no case of flesh, bone, or muscle ailment upon
man or beast which the Centaur Liniments will
not alleviate and generally care. But it must be
understood that there are two kinds of Linimeut;
the White is for funny use mad the Yellow for
horses and animals. For horses and mules liable
to Spaviu, Ring-bone, Sweeney, Gulls, Strains.
String-halt,etc.,thc Yellow Centaur Lini-
ment is worth its weight in gold. We have
thousands of certificates relating how valuable
horses have been speedily restored by a dollar
bottle of this wonderful all-healing remedy. The
same is constantly told of the effects upon the
humanirame. Persons hobbling upon crutches
for years from Stifi‘ Joints, Tumors and Old Sores,
have, by the use of a few bottles of the White
Centaur Liniment, been restored to the use
of all their limbs. The effects are next to mar-
vels. We will give the Liniments to any person
who ever heard of a failure. Such a case has
never been reported to us. These Liniments are
now sold throughout the habitable globe.
J. B. ROSE & 00., 46 DEY Sax, NEW YonK. 3m-13
Honey-
To the taste but death to Gripes and Stomach
Complaints. Pitcher-9s Castorla is a complete
substitute for Castor Oil, and is as pleasant to
take as Honey. It is particularly adapted to
Teething and irritable children. It destroy
worms, assimilates the food, regulates the Stom-
ach, and cures Wind Colic. No remedy is as elli-
cacious for Feverishness, Croup, Worms and
Whooping Cough. Castorla is a purely vege-
table preparation. more effective than Castor Oil,
and neither gags nor gripes.
COLUMBlA, Coma, May 3, 1876.
Messrs. J. B. ROSE & 00., N. Y.:
I have a family of eight children, and have used
your Casa‘oma. I have never iound anything
equal tout. M y children have been saved from
severe sickness by the use of CASTORIA. I recom-
mend it in preference to any medicine I know. I
ice! it a pleasure to give this certificate on account
of the benefits I have derived by the use of your
admirable preparation. Very trul yours,
3n143 NORMAN . LITTLE.
Furniture -Furniture ,
If you wish
Parlor, library, Dining and Sitting
Ream Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line, of the Latest
Style, Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. 36Main Street, NORWALK, CONN.
Also,
» . General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resig-
dencc with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St.
C. W. Burritt
. Has Removed
To NO. 4: Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
Foot of Mill Hill,where with increased facilities
be is prepared to do
P 1‘.- U‘ M B I N G- , .
in allits branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tin and Sheetlran Work and J ob-
bmg. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1876.
Good Chance to Buy
0 E: E A. P i
The subscriber will offer his entire stock of
Groceries.
Hardware,
&c., for the next
15 DAYS AT COST.
GEO. c. SCOFIELD,
Main Street, South Norwalk.
Dr. C. 11. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS.
Are now prepar-
ed to r e c e 1 v e
1 . their patrons at
' either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
: senior partner
. has taken rooms
0 v e r Scllcck‘s
Bookstore Nor-
i g. ‘qa, I” walk, while the
' ' " ’uuior retains
J
the old ofiicc, Lauder-’s Block, South Norwalk.
Teeth extracted without barn. and all dental ope~
rations performed at either office.
0. H. KENDALL, M.D.,
G. S. KENDALL, l). D. S.
K P. S. 111;. C. H.Kendallw111devotc Mondays to
lidgefie 1..
P. W . BATEE,
Successor to PRICE & BATES.
WA TER STREET, rear of Opera House,
Manufacturer of
Monmnental, Building 8. Cemetery
Work.
of every dcseriptionfrom all the difierent kinds of
GRANITE, BIA RBLE, BROWN,
OHIO, or NOVA SCOTIA STONE.
Orders solicited. Prices to suit the times.
-———-\
HAVE been connected in business with Mr.
Batosiora number of years. and cheerfully
recommend him to my old friends and patrons as
a mun-well worthy of their patronage.
E. B. PRICE.
ERS,
"‘ _.
KAPRAL BROTH
Haring bought
out Samuel l’akul-
ski, will continue
the business as
heretofore at the
old stand, Ely-‘s
Block ,Muin Street.
in Norwalk.man-
ufacturcr of all
kindsof
lilllilii HAIR
WORK.
Having had sev-
eral years’ experi—
ence and under-
standing it thoroughly in all its detailsdn that
line, can guarantee to satisfy and please all who
lavor them With their patronage. They wil also
keep on hand, a large assortment of
EWITCHES,
CURLS,
PUFFS.
anzzms. wa,
Which they will sell at the lowest prices. Partic-
ulnsfjatteution paid to LA DIES’ O“ N (.‘OMBlNGS.
3m
Notice.
ALL persons having bills against the Borough
. are earnestly requested to hand them frame-
mainly to the Borough Clerk for action thereon
by the Court ofBurgcsscs. .
JAMES W. HYATT, Warden.
Borough of Norwalk. Dec. 8th,1877.
WM. 0. BITTER
Having taken the Stable formerly occupied by
l). A. N EWCOM B,on lloyt Strecmvould announce
to tlwxcicizcns ol‘Norwaik that he has stocked it
with good l-lnrsas, test oi Coaches. Carnagesficd
which he will let with or without drivers on rea-
sonable terms.
IA specialty of Coaches for Weddings and Funer-
a s.
Carriages run to all trains on N. Y., N. ll. R. R
Orders can e left at Connecticut lloiel or at the
Stables on 311119
—-A good Faniil ~llor-c,hinrl and
For Sale- gentle, and side 1:? ladies to
drive. Apply to 11. M. & C. S. PItOWITT.
oyt Street.
m
VOL. LX.--NUMBER 52;
The Scholar’s Sweetheart.
All day he toils with zeal severe
On something learnedly polemic.
From Harvard he returned last year,
With bounteous honors academic.
His parents named him but in praise,
His little sisters quite adored him,
And all the loving household lays
Allegiance willing before him.
What forms his labor, week by week ?
They could not understand-oh, never!
’Tis something eminently Greek,
’Tis something intricately clever.
But still his task, unfinished yet,
He shapes withindustry unflagging,
And writes his treatise that shall set
The heads of noted pundits wagging.
Is it of Homer’s doubtful lines?
0r yet some question subtly finer,
Of whether certain famous wines
Were obtained from Asia Minor?
Is it of dialects impure ?
Is it some long-fought rules of grammar?
Is it old Sanscrit roots obscure ?
Is it that wearisome diagamma?
But whether this or whether that,
Through fragrant fields, when work is
ended,
While darkly wheels the zigzag bat
While all the west is warmly splendid,
He steals to meet, in loving wise,
With eager steps that do not tarry,
Arosy girl whose shining eyes
Grow tender as she calls him “Harry."
What altered thoughts can she awake,
This pearl of sweethearts, best and fairest!
And what a contrast does she make
To “Comments on the Second Aorist!”
So strongly round_can she throw
Her dazzling spells of sweet retention,
’Tis doubtful now if he could go
Correctly through his First Declension.
For while near mossy meadow bars,
With spirit thrilled by sacred pleasures,
He lingers till the dawn of stars,
He lingers by the girl he treasures,
This grave young scholar scarcely knows
If Hector was a fighting seaman,
. If lofty Pindar wrote in prose,
Or Athens lay in Lacedmmonl
—Encan Fawcsr'r, in Banter-’3 Magazine for
January.
Masked Batteries.
If you’ll keep it secret—honor bright—
I’ll tell you a little story, Joe;
Something that happened to me last night
Here at the masquerade ball, you know.,
You may have noticed I’ve spooned of late
On Laura Clyde—nothing else to do—
Shc’s rather pretty—at any rate,
Fond of flirting, and I am, too.
Laura’s a friend of my sister Fan ;
Her room joins mine, and the walls are thin,
So I, by accident, heard them plan
Their dresses for masquerading in.
The ball was lovely, the costumes fine,
And either dancing or iced champagne——
Canlt say which, but expect the wine—
Just a little confused my brain.
So meeting Laura—a gipsy maid—
Knew her at once by her dress, you see—
I took her out for a promenade
On the piazza along with me.
“Flirted l” Said I was deep in love,
Madly worshipped the ground she trod,
Vowed it by all below, above;
Did she return it ?—a word, a nod!
The fair head dropped in assent; and I
Snatched off the mask—-with rapture kissed
her ;
A peal of laughter was my reply,
By Jove! old boy, it was my sister.
Laugh at me, Joe. Don’t spare my pride!
Nor mind my feelings—I feel so glad
It was my sister, not Laura Clyde;
Heavens! Whot an escape I had.,
— Vanity Verses. '
The Fireside.
With what a live intelligence the flame
Glows and leaps up in spires cf flickeriiig
red, ‘
And turns the coal, just now so dull and
dead,
To a companion! Not like those who came
To weary me with iteratation tame
0f idle talk in shallow fancies bred.
From doleful moods the cheerful fire has led
My thoughts, which now their manlier
strength reclaim;
And like some frozen thing that feels the sun
Through solitudes of winter penetrate,
The frolic currents through my pulses run;
While fluttering whispers soft and intimate
Out of the ruddy fire-light of the grate
Make talk, love, music, poetry in one.
—C. P. Cnaxcn, in Harper’s Magazine for
January.
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The Winstcd Herald finds that its semi-
weekly plan is unpopular,and will resume the
weekly publication.
Now that the President’s policy has fairly
seated Hamburg Butler, that worthy de-
nounces the President as a “fraud.”
The electric light promlses to supersede
gas light at no-distant day. It has many ad-
vantages over gas, and, it is claimed, will be
much cheaper.
Eight companies of the Second regiment
are to be supplied by Quartermaster-General
Couch with Springfield rifles fromthe arsenal
in place of the Peabody rifles now in use.
The latter rifles will be returned.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has a great lode
on his mind.
First irate female : “I’d hate to be in your
shoes 1” Second ditto: “You couldn't get
in them !”
Size goes for nothing.
where to find David
Democrat.
Japan announces now an international ex
hibition, to be held under its auspices at
Tokio in 1878.
This Mr. Cyrus II. Baldwin whom Patter-".0 ‘
son claims as his collector of Charlestown,
S. C. , is a Connecticut man, but has lived
south many years.
The directors of the New York, New Hav-
en and Hartford Railroad have declared the
regular semioannual dividend of five per
cent. payable January lst.
The ladies are all down on the telephone.
They don’t like to have a fellow whispering
in their ear, with his mouth, like Sheriden at
Winchester, twenty miles away—Philadel.
phz'a Bulletin. --
It has been decided {that it wont pay to re-
build the steamer Northam. Another boat
will be built to take her place, and the Nor—
tliam’s engine and much of her machinery
can be used again.
The United States Evangelist Alliance be-
gan its second biennial session in the First
Presbyterian church in Detroit, Wednesday
evening. lVilliam A. Howard of Grand Rapids
Mich. , was chosen president.
The Farrel Foundry and Machine company,
of Ansopia, have completed and shipped the
sugar mill winch they,a couple of months ago
contracted to build for the Haiku Sugar com-
pany, in the Sandwich Islands. The work
was completed within the sixty days specified
in the contract.
The commissions of staff and line officers
of the Connecticut National Guard, embrac-
ing fifty-four changes and promotions, occur-
ring since some time in 1876, have been
filled out at the secretary of state’s Office, and
You never know
Davxs..—Roehester
are now in the hands of the adjutant-general
for distributions.
A Bridgeport man has determined that his
city shall have its share of coasting accidents
this winter, and has had built a double-rip-
per which will seat fifteen, made of hard
wood and iron, containing vent -ei ht
bolts, and having brakes at a . rear ywhich
can be Operated from any p of the sled.
Norwalk Chronicler